{"id":7597,"date":"2026-09-22T11:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/mag\/adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:20:52","slug":"adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"ADAC Winter Tyre Test 2026: 16 Tyres in 185\/65 R15 \u2014 Continental Wins, Nine Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every winter ADAC puts the most popular winter sizes through its toughest test \u2014 and for 2026 the small-car size <strong>185\/65 R15<\/strong> was tested on a <strong>Skoda Fabia<\/strong> in deep snow in Ivalo, Finland. Sixteen tyres faced dry, wet and winter disciplines plus mileage, abrasion and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is sobering: <strong>two \u201cgood\u201d, five \u201cbefriedigend\u201d (satisfactory) and nine not recommended (six \u201c78ausreichend\u201d, three \u201cmangelhaft\u201d)<\/strong>. ADAC notes small dimensions may get less development priority \u2014 Bridgestone fields the older LM-005 here, not its newest Blizzak 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u2630<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab31364e5841\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab31364e5841\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail\/#How_ADAC_scores_%E2%80%94_and_why_it_matters\" title=\"How ADAC scores \u2014 and why it matters\">How ADAC scores \u2014 and why it matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail\/#Top_2_in_detail\" title=\"Top 2 in detail\">Top 2 in detail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/adac-winter-tyre-test-2026-16-tyres-in-185-65-r15-continental-wins-nine-fail\/#Where_the_failures_happen\" title=\"Where the failures happen\">Where the failures happen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_ADAC_scores_%E2%80%94_and_why_it_matters\"><\/span>How ADAC scores \u2014 and why it matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ADAC uses German school grades (<strong>0.6 = very good, 5.5 = deficient<\/strong>), weighted <strong>70% driving safety<\/strong> (dry 30% \/ wet 40% \/ winter 30%) and <strong>30% environmental<\/strong> (mileage 40% \/ abrasion 20% \/ efficiency 20% \/ noise 10% \/ sustainability 10%). A weak sub-grade downgrades the whole category. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adac.de\/rund-ums-fahrzeug\/ausstattung-technik-zubehoer\/reifen\/reifentest\/winterreifen\/185-65-r15-2026\/\">ADAC 185\/65 R15 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_2_in_detail\"><\/span>Top 2 in detail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 (2.2, safety 2.0)<\/strong> \u2014 precise on dry, second-best on wet (1.8, very good aquaplaning 95.1 km\/h \/ 4.1 m\/s\u00b2), good on winter (2.3). Weaknesses: only satisfactory mileage (34,300 km) and abrasion, ice braking just short of good. Strengths: safe\/precise dry\/wet\/winter, low weight 7.0 kg, low consumption 5.5 l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Michelin Alpin 7 (2.5, safety 2.3)<\/strong> \u2014 equally recommendable, slightly behind Continental everywhere. Good dry (2.2), wet (2.3) and winter (2.4), abrasion still good, but loud rolling noise (3.6) and satisfactory mileage (33,100 km).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_the_failures_happen\"><\/span>Where the failures happen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 (3.8)<\/strong> is wet champion (1.4, 33.5 m from 80 km\/h) but imprecise on dry and weak snow handling. <strong>Nokian Snowproof 2, Vredestein Wintrac, Barum Polaris 6, Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ and Viking WinTech NewGen (3.8-3.9)<\/strong> are downgraded for dry despite shining on winter. <strong>Sunny Winter-max NW611 (4.8), Atlas Polarbear HP and Rockblade Rock 868S (5.5)<\/strong> have lethal wet braking (5.5, 51.4 m) \u2014 at Bridgestone\u2019s standstill they still travel 38-47 km\/h. Rockblade\u2019s winter 1.5 proves a single talent is not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midfield satisfactory alternatives are region-dependent: <strong>Hankook Winter i*cept RS3, Optimo Winter Touring OW41 and Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3<\/strong> for wet regions; <strong>Linglong Sport Master Winter<\/strong> (shortest dry braking 43.3 m) for dry. Mileage spans 22,400 km (Bridgestone) to 40,000 km (Kumho).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th>Model<\/th><th>Overall<\/th><th>Safety<\/th><th>Eco<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>1<\/td><td>Continental WinterContact TS 870<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><td>2.0<\/td><td>2.8<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2<\/td><td>Michelin ALPIN 7<\/td><td>2.5<\/td><td>2.3<\/td><td>2.9<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>3<\/td><td>Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>2.9<\/td><td>3.4<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>4<\/td><td>Linglong Sport Master Winter<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>5<\/td><td>Optimo Winter Touring OW41<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>6<\/td><td>GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3<\/td><td>3.3<\/td><td>3.4<\/td><td>3.0<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>7<\/td><td>GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><td>3.4<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>8<\/td><td>Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>9<\/td><td>Nokian Snowproof 2<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>10<\/td><td>Vredestein Wintrac<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>11<\/td><td>Barum Polaris 6<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>12<\/td><td>Kumho WinterCraft WP52+<\/td><td>3.9<\/td><td>3.9<\/td><td>3.0<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>13<\/td><td>Viking WinTech NewGen<\/td><td>3.9<\/td><td>3.9<\/td><td>3.6<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>14<\/td><td>Sunny Winter-max NW611<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>2.9<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>15<\/td><td>Atlas Polarbear HP<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><td>2.7<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>16<\/td><td>Rockblade Rock 868S<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: ADAC 185\/65 R15 2026, Skoda Fabia. Grades: 0.6-1.5 very good, 1.6-2.5 good, 2.6-3.5 satisfactory, 3.6-4.5 sufficient, 4.6-5.5 deficient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every winter ADAC puts the most popular winter sizes through its toughest test \u2014 and for 2026 the small-car size 185\/65 R15 was tested on a Skoda Fabia in deep snow in Ivalo, Finland. Sixteen tyres faced dry, wet and winter disciplines plus mileage, abrasion and efficiency. The result is sobering: two \u201cgood\u201d, five \u201cbefriedigend\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastikavcisi.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}